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Synonyms for enslave

Most common

dominate captivate subjugate enchain beslave enslaven

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To make subservient; to strip one of freedom; enthrall.

    The migrants will be enslaved once they're no longer useful to the oligarchs; make no mistake about that.

Forms

Past participle
enslaved
e.g. enslaved → subjugated, enthralled, dominated, captivated…

Example sentences

  • dominate The Dominate in the Roman Empire did not last long.
  • captivate He knows how to captivate his audience.
  • subjugate Morocco wants to subjugate Western Sahara.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
enslaverising
dominaterising
captivaterising
subjugaterising
enchainrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
yoke1
7 letters
subject2, enthral2, enchain, beslave
8 letters
dominate3, enthrall, enslaven, bethrall
9 letters
subjugate3, captivate3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (subject2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
esclavager